Local Red Cross committee honors leadership and aid efforts
The Cross committee recognizes Mrs Paul Reynolds for leadership and Mrs Flora Potter for wise choice as vice chairmen. It notes surgical dressings sent to Bush Terminal for United States Military Relief and urges community cooperation with Reynolds, the committee, and hospital links on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scarsdale
Leonard Wood
Reynolds
Briggs
Hartsdale
Greenville
Red Cross
Benedicts Lose To Unmarried Men In Local Baseball Shuffle
In Scarsdale a mixed crowd watched the Benedicts fall 32 to 2 to the unmarried men team. George W. Both led off for the Benedicts while Walter Reed Jr and the youths impressed with aggressive base running and fielding as the crowd blamed absent players and mischief for the lopsided score. The game started at 3:30 with spectacle and humor as local figures and townsfolk filled the audience.
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Bagis
George W. Both
Térnoon
Mr. Both
Walter Reed, Jr
Scarsdale
J. Stewart
George King
W. Reed
George
Cook
C. Wright
M. Cook
Zais
R. Korndorfer
Pee Ee
Chester A Dobbs
Dunn
Both
Hartsdale Free Library Story Hour Readies Boy Hero Topic
The Story Hour at Hartsdale Free Library led by Mrs. Charles Spaulding will explore The Boy Hero of Old New York this Tuesday afternoon. Children are invited to attend as staff note new fiction acquisitions including Annie of the Island and Mary Roberts Rinehart titles.
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Hartsdale Free Library
Charles Spaulding
Old New York
Annie
Island
Montgomery
Norris
Bent Twig
Carnfield
Stringer
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Lovable
Dalrymple
County Board in Session on land purchases and library raise
White Plains July 6 The Board of Supervisors heard the Bronx Parkway commission announce land purchases totaling 114 029 with the county share 28 505 The Supreme Court library commission reported librarian David H Hunt salary rise from 2 000 to 2 500 and asked for action The balance of widows pension funds 9 357 58 was shifted to orphans and families care fund The judiciary committee recommended disallowing John O Brien and allies compensation for land taken by Bronx Valley sewer on River Street Wakefield Park Yonkers The land had been condemned four years earlier and later sold for 110 321 The claim seeks 3 835 for four years in possession before transfer Continued on page 3d
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White Plains
Board of Supervisors
Bronx Parkway Commission
Isheagh
Supreme Court Library Commission
David H. Hunt
Superintendent of the Poor
Judiciary Committee
John O’brien
Bronx Valley Sewer
River Street
Wakefield Park
Yonkers
Scarsdale Allows 20 MPH Speed Limit Amid Wider State Change
Reports filed with the Secretary of State show Scarsdale and a few other villages deviate from the common 15 mph limit. The state moves to stricter enforcement as towns push higher fines for speeding, with penalties up to 100 dollars or 100 days in jail.
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Hugo
Scarsdale
New Rochelle
Arcadia
Batavia
Lawrence
Liberty
Binghamton
Copherstown
Eastwood
Syracuse
Tuckahoe
Teets
Trustees
Scarsdale Board
Thousands Celebrate Fourth on Village Green in Village
About 400 residents gathered on the Village Green for a simple Fourth of July observance at the Town Hall. Civ il War veterans and Boy Scouts raised the flag as the crowd sang The Star Spangled Banner. readings included The Declaration of Independence and Fatherland, with prayers and the benediction. A Brook lyn eight piece band provided music. Next year planners aim for a larger, more complete event.
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Town Hall
Alexander
B Crane
Holmhurst
James Bennett
Fennimore Road
Asa Carpenter
Wilmont Road
Charles K. Fleming
Church’ Lane
Isaac Townsend Willis
Post Road
Charles A. Furthman
Rush Wilson
William O. Jarvis
F. H. Bethell
J. A. Hopper
Dutch Reformed Church
George H. Smyth
Harthdale
David Welch
Popham Road
Paul ‘Revere Reynolds
Heathcote
James Russell Lowell
America
William C. Rourke
Arthur ©. Pritchard
Brooklyn
Hartsdale A C Victorious In Holiday Doubleheader
Hartsdale A C swept Hastings Conduit and Cable Co in a Tuesday doubleheader winning 6 1 in the morning and 11 to in the afternoon. Ralph Twiname pitched in the morning with W Townsend catching and J Patterson center field leading the lineup.
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Hartsdale A. C
Hastings Conduit and Cable Company
Hartsdale
Ralph Twiname
Underwood
W. Townsend
W. Drury
Ray Townsend
W. van Dorn
C. Shaw
J. Patterson
H.drury
Reports of Supervisors Meetings at Town Hall
Twenty volumes contain the complete proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors for 1915 now at the Town Hall. They may be obtained by curious citizens. The index lists every official mention of matters affecting Scarsdale.
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Scarsdale
Scouts Train in Woodcraft Amid Mobilization Effects
The mobilization of state troops has disrupted camps, but Scoutmaster Jack Thompson of Lakeview Avenue continues training about 20 scouts in Milford, Connecticut, focusing on woodcraft skills despite broader plans being affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Jack Thompson
Lakeview
Milford
Conn
Water Company Holds Bridge Work Up For Weeks
Work on the new bridge over Harlem at Popham Road was delayed for three weeks due to the Water Company keeping back water mains. Today the company began removal, allowing the steel work to proceed without hindrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Harlem
Popham Road
Water Company
Village’s Best Citizen Dies
Obituary notes the death of prominent banker Mr Cannon, longtime citizen and Westchester developer. He organized the Scarsdale Estates holding company in 1898 and planned Thornwood area growth, with family surviving, including wife Miss Dale. Continue on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Welcome G. Hitchcock
Cannon
Hitchcock
Scarsdale Estates
Still Time for Civilian Cruise Enrollment Extension
The United States government invites civilians to sail on a warship for a month this summer. The enrollment deadline has been extended to August 1, with Mr. D. B. Metcalf of Columbia Avenue directing recruiting in Scarsdale and Hartsdale. He reports a number of applicants ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United ‘States
D. B. Metcalf
Columbia Avenue
Scarsdale
Hartsdale
Gas and Water Installations At Caroline Rest Home
The Caroline Rest Home is installing new water connections to Croton mains and adding gas lines. Work is being carried out by Walker of Hartsdale for water piping and by the Lighting Company for gas installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Rest
Croton
Scarsdale
Walker
Hartsdale
Oe Lighting Company
Scarsdale to Be Represented at White Plains Convention
The two fire companies of Scarsdale will be represented at the state convention of fire companies in White Plains this August by 16 members marching in uniform. The appointment of a representative was announced on Thursday.
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Scarsdale
White Plains
White’ Plains
Helél
Denning
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White
White Plains, N. Y
M . J.ortman
S. J. ‘Neuman
Broadway
N.Y. Cor
Riverside
Scarsdale Hardware Company
Scarsdale, Ave
Joseph G. Wyman
Certified Public Accountant
Wall Street
New York
Country Life Permanent
Our
Tmany
Grand Central
N. Y
Benedicts
Fraus
Hartsdale Free
Rye
Speedy Scarsdale
James Graham Cannon
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